Is the Wonderlic test hard?

What feels hard about the Wonderlic

Few people struggle with the content of any single question. They run out of time, then rush the last stretch and make errors they would not normally make. A first attempt without practice often ends with the last ten or so questions unseen.

What genuinely trips people up

Three things come up again and again:

• Word problems that need two steps
• Spending too long on a question you are only 60% sure of
• Getting rattled by a hard question and carrying that into the next one

What helps

Two practice runs on the real clock change most people’s result more than hours of reading tips. The first shows you where time leaks. The second tests the fix. Try the free Wonderlic practice test: its pace map marks each question as on pace, slow or too slow. For the types of question to expect, see our sample questions.

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